Proverbs 17:7-24 - The Consequences Of Being A Fool
7 An excellent lip is not fitting for a fool; much less are lying lips fitting for a prince.
8 A bribe is like a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever he turns, he is prudent.
9 He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends.
10 A reproof enters more into a wise man than a thousand stripes into a fool.
11 An evil one seeks only rebellion; so a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water; therefore leave off fighting, before it breaks out.
15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, even both of them are hateful to Jehovah.
16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, since he has no heart for it?
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for the time of trouble.
18 A man lacking heart strikes hands; he pledges in the presence of his friend.
19 He who loves fighting loves transgression; he who makes his gate high seeks ruin.
20 He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a crooked tongue falls into mischief.
21 He who fathers a fool does it to his sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.
22 A merry heart does good like a medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.
23 A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Wisdom is before him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.